Hey there, Kate here 👋

Hey there, Kate here 👋

Hey there, Kate here 👋

A Design Leader and Product Strategy Consultant based in New York

A Design Leader and Product Strategy Consultant based in New York

A Design Leader and Product Strategy Consultant based in New York

About me
Services

I've worked with many brilliant talents, and I look forward to working with many more.

Here's what I can offer.

Product Design Leadership

Product Design Leadership

Product Design Leadership

I champion innovation, guiding teams in line with company visions. With a balanced management approach and a diverse design background, I've cultivated and led Product Design and Multidisciplinary (UX/UI, ID, Marketing) teams, driving strategies that amplify business goals, elevate the user experience and uphold a high level of craft.


Product Discovery / Strategy Consulting

Product Discovery / Strategy

Product Discovery / Strategy Consulting

I run design thinking workshops and guide your team to understand customer concerns, generate ideas, and help validate the ideas. The outcome helps you make confident business decisions and construct the right offering.

Principal Product Design

Principal Product Design

I hone the foundational systems of your product, drive solutions for new challenges, and work closely with cross-functional group leaders. Together, we strategize and execute thoughtful, user-centric experiences to elevate your brand.

Design for Connected Devices

Connected Device Design

Design for Connected Devices

With a proven track record of launching 9+ connected devices, my dual expertise in industrial and product design ensures a user-centric, seamless experience. I work alongside industrial designers, map user journeys and flows, and create high fidelity wireframes that define the experience.

UX Research, Audits
and Expertise

User Research and UX Audits

Leveraging a deep understanding of human-centered design and strategic user research practices, I offer a tailored approach and comprehensive UX audits that prioritize real-world impact. With a commitment to understanding customer needs and behaviors, I bring expertise from guiding large-scale initiatives to enhancing product usability.

About Me

I love making big things happen with brilliant people.

I love making big things happen with brilliant people.

A design leader with 15 years of experience shipping innovative user-centric products that solve complex business problems and redefine industry norms.

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Beginning my career at a disruptive invention startup, I transformed the industrial design process into interactive digital experiences and created the flagship product, Pivot Power. This foundation sparked my transition into the digital-physical product realm, and subsequently into designing digital products, reactive to real-life experiences . Now, as a design leader and product strategy consultant, I use my multidisciplinary background to address complex problems, guiding teams to create experiences that challenge business norms and redefine industry standards

Testimonials

See what people I've worked with, have to say

See what people I've worked with, have to say

The brain behind our most successful subscription product.

"Worked with Kate for 5 years, she was one of the first few employees at Kangaroo and practically built the entire product suite, mobile app, websites and packaging. She was the brain behind our most successful subscription product and single handedly run and executed everything, including our UI/UX, CRM, Industrial Design and creative teams. She built Kangaroo, and is like a cofounder to me.

Not hyperbole when I say she is brilliant. I would work with her anytime, anywhere. "


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Dhruv Garg

Dhruv Garg

Co founder & CEO at Kangaroo

Rare talent who understands business, physical product design, and software design all equally well.

Rare talent who understands business, physical product design, and software design all equally well.

"Kate and I worked closely together for 1.5 years at Kangaroo. She is that rare talent who understands business, physical products design, and software designs all equally well. She has her original approach to design, avoiding obvious answers while staying true to the needs of the customers and business, in a way that broadens everyone's ideas of what's possible.

One quality that I appreciate most is her unique ability to see above the confusion and conflicts between business needs and user needs to design the best solution - whether it be a UX flow or an entirely new business model.

I highly recommend Kate."

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Lucy Luo

Lucy Luo

Product @ Amazon Advertising

Lasting impact

Lasting impact

"I've worked with Kate multiple times in my career and I'm always blown away by her approach and impact. Her passion and unique perspective is motivating for everyone around her. From big picture thinking to detailed execution and design craft, I look forward to collaborating with her again."

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Aaron Saxton

Aaron Saxton

Co Founder & Lead Designer at Saxton Brothers

A true multidisciplinary talent

A true multidisciplinary talent

"I worked with Kate at Quirky and have since tapped her expertise multiple times as I've grown and developed my own business. She's my go-to brain to pick and has helped me with everything from experience design to UX web audits.

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Laura Sink

Laura Sink

Design Engineer & Business Owner